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Epic Games’ decision to release Fortnite on Android outside of Google Play is one of the biggest stories in the mobile games industry in years. The company’s decision to bypass Google’s app store and force Android players into side-loading a separate APK (Android PacKage) to access the game to avoid Google Play’s 30 percent cut has reverberated around the industry. Many are wondering if other publishers will follow suit if Epic’s move is a success. In particular, the big question is whether Google Play and the Apple App Store will be able to remain on top of the app store pile if the biggest games publishers in the world begin to abandon it? The answer to that question is almost certainly yes. Apple and Google remain in an incredibly strong position in the mobile game distribution space, and they’re likely to retain it. However, Epic’s decision shows that change is coming. While both companies will likely remain on top, the days in which … [Read more...] about Fortnite’s Android gambit could reform mobile’s walled gardens

Apple’s curated App Store has long been criticized for long approval times and the tight grip Cupertino keeps on developers. On the flipside of things, Apple fanalysts claim it is the safest one out there as opposed to Android (a claim that has little backing in reality).However fact remains that some apps just can’t make it on the App Store, ever. What’s interesting, is that it is not the violent shooters, nor games where you drive over people for fun. No, it is thought-provoking apps, games that touch on real-world issues like the war in Syria, the tragedies over rare-earth minerals in Africa, the maltreatment of overseas workers in China.There are developers that make those kinds of games that are not just fun, but actually eye-opening, provocative.Interestingly, this is the exact target of Apple censorship. App Store rules shockingly explain the curated app catalog would not tolerate such titles:What’s shocking here is how frank Apple’s terms and … [Read more...] about Apple reminds us App Store is a walled garden where it sets the rules: certain topics are not allowed for apps

posted on 17 Jan 2013, 08:25 14 1. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered) Youre one to talk apple. Guess they only care how many downloads & wat apps arent offensive to apple. I see in that picture a guy is throwing apple products in front of the apple store. The developer should put this game in the google play store it will have tons of downloads posted on 17 Jan 2013, 08:29 14 2. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1543; Member since: 16 Feb 2012) It's purely censorship! Not more not less. How is Apple better than China? posted on 17 Jan 2013, 15:31 0 10. JeffdaBeat (unregistered) Well the biggest difference is The App Store isn't the only avenue to release games. Google has an open market and I believe Microsoft has the same. Apple says if you want you app in our store, you have to follow our rules. But if you live in China...well...you don't have a choice other than moving if you can afford to. posted on 18 Jan 2013, 04:18 0 14. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1543; Member … [Read more...] about Comments for : Apple reminds us App Store is a walled garden where it sets the rules: certain topics are not allowed for apps

When you do open Apple's core apps, you'll find it's a mixed bag. Some, like Mail, have had the bare minimum applied to them, but seeing what Apple has focused on is telling. The biggest changes come to iMessage, Photos, Music, Maps, and News: activities that are all more central to how we use our phones now than ever before. Put the changes inside those apps together with the way any app can express itself outside the confines of its icon, and a picture begins to finally come into focus. We’ve always known that Apple thinks iOS is the future of how computers should work, and with iOS 10 it’s starting to become more than just a promise. Lock screen and notifications When we first tried out the iOS 10 Beta, it was the lock screen's new changes that impressed us most. In iOS 10, Apple has eliminated the Slide to Unlock feature that was one of the defining (and heavily litigated) features of iPhones since they were first announced. Instead, you'll use Touch ID and press the … [Read more...] about iOS 10 review: doors into the walled garden